How often meningiomas come back varies from study to study
Original title: Variation in meningioma recurrence risk estimates across observational cohorts: the influence of calendar time, WHO classifications, geographical settings, and healthcare systems.
How far along is this research?
- Lab cells
- Animals
- Review
- Tested in people
This was tested in people. That is the most reliable kind of research we share.
This looked back at records of people already treated, and it is not a treatment.
The short version
Numbers about how often a meningioma comes back can change a lot from one study to another.
What was studied. Researchers looked at records from 4,111 people with a first meningioma, a type of brain tumor. The care happened at 31 centers in 15 countries between 1990 and 2019. The team compared how often the tumor came back across time periods, places, and health systems.
What they found. The chance of the tumor coming back was not the same across the groups. Care given in more recent years was linked to a higher predicted chance of the tumor coming back. This stood out most for grade 2 tumors at 5 years. Two versions of the tumor grading system gave broadly similar results.
What this means, and what it doesn't
What it could mean: One single number for how often a meningioma comes back may not fit your own case. The number can depend on when and where the care was given. It is fair to ask your care team what your own risk looks like, based on your tumor and your surgery.
What it doesn't mean: This does not mean there is a new treatment, and it is not a cure. The study did not test any drug or therapy in people. It looked back at records that were already collected. It does not change the care you get today. It is a message to researchers to be careful when they use older data.
Source: PubMed, August 28, 2026 · Read the original
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